Risks of competing discourses of scientific responsibility in global ocean futures
Lawless, Sarah, Lau, Jacqueline, Streit, Robert, and Morrison, Tiffany H. (2024) Risks of competing discourses of scientific responsibility in global ocean futures. npj Ocean Sustainability, 3 (44).
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Abstract
Accelerated innovation in climate-impacted oceans is outpacing standards of scientific responsibility. Standards of responsibility are critical because they shape research agendas, funding flows, scientific practice, and how innovations are regulated. Here, we examine responsibility debates among 243 marine scientists and end-users proposing, trialling and/or implementing 76 innovations for climate-impacted oceans. We identify three distinct discourses: ‘science outside society’, ‘science for society’ and ‘science with society’. Competition within and across these discourses reveals heightened tensions between the need to protect scientific autonomy and freedom, and moral duty to ensure socially just and desirable ocean futures. Without thorough debate and oversight, the wide-reaching power of such unresolved tensions could propel marine science and ocean futures into volatile ethical and moral territory. Better connection and articulation of standards of responsibility with scientific motivations, practices, and funding are key to ensuring the transparency and accountability required to progress equitable and sustainable oceans.
| Item ID: | 83827 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2731-426X |
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| Funders: | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
| Projects and Grants: | ARC DP220103921 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2024 00:06 |
| FoR Codes: | 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4407 Policy and administration > 440710 Research, science and technology policy @ 70% 37 EARTH SCIENCES > 3702 Climate change science > 370201 Climate change processes @ 30% |
| SEO Codes: | 19 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS > 1902 Environmental policy, legislation and standards > 190299 Environmental policy, legislation and standards not elsewhere classified @ 40% 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180599 Marine systems and management not elsewhere classified @ 30% 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1399 Other culture and society > 139999 Other culture and society not elsewhere classified @ 30% |
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